strip-mine
[ strip-mahyn ]
/ ˈstrɪpˌmaɪn /
verb (used with or without object), strip-mined, strip-min·ing.
to excavate by open-cut methods.
Also
strip.
Origin of strip-mine
First recorded in 1925–30
OTHER WORDS FROM strip-mine
strip mine, nounWords nearby strip-mine
strip out,
strip planting,
strip poker,
strip search,
strip steak,
strip-mine,
strip-search,
stripe,
stripe rust,
stripe smut,
striped